Elowen
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 82 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Elowen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #898 |
| 2025 | #798 |
Elowen by the numbers
In 2025, 82 babies in England and Wales were named Elowen. In the US, 131 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Elowen
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elowen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Elowen
Names that are said the same way as Elowen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elyonthe most high; from el elyon21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elianebright sun; french form of Helen12 in the US (2017)
- Eliannegod has answered me; a form of Eliana11 in the US (2017)
- Ellieanngod is my oath; bright light; a form of Eliana11 in the US (2017)
- Elliannebright torch; a form of Eleanor9 in the US (2017)
- Ellieanneall; combined with Anne5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Elowen
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